Surah Al-Muminoon · Ayah 43·Makkī

43

مَا مِنْ وَمَا ﴿٤٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

No nation will precede its time [of termination], nor will they remain [thereafter].

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 4 roots in 4 of 7 words

Recitation · 8 points across 4 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Iẓhār2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Heavy rāʾ1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

7 words · 27 letters · āyah 43 of 118

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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  • Quran 16:36 · An-Nahlclose

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    ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ رُسُلًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِمْ فَجَآءُوهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَمَا كَانُوا۟ لِيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِمَا كَذَّبُوا۟ بِهِۦ مِن قَبْلُ كَذَٰلِكَ نَطْبَعُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 23:43?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 23:43 include Quran 28:45 (Surah Al-Qasas), Quran 5:70 (Surah Al-Maaida), Quran 16:36 (Surah An-Nahl), and Quran 10:74 (Surah Yunus). For example, 28:45 reads: “But We produced [many] generations [after Moses], and prolonged was their duration. And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan, reciting to them Our verses, but We…” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 23:43 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 23:43 (Surah Al-Muminoon, The Believers) reads: “No nation will precede its time [of termination], nor will they remain [thereafter].”

Which surah is verse 23:43 in?

Quran 23:43 is āyah 43 of Surah Al-Muminoon (The Believers), chapter 23 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 118 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 23:43?

Tartīl presents Quran 23:43 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.